Vital unfavorable laws is presently transferring by means of the Florida Home of Representatives that may influence University students who obtain the Efficient Entry to Pupil Training (EASE) grant. The EASE grant is a tuition help program awarded to University students who attend faculties like Keiser University and Florida’s different 29 personal, impartial, non-profit faculties and universities which are a part of ICUF (Impartial Faculties and Universities of Florida).

HB 5201 develops EASE metrics and creates 5 benchmarks for every ICUF establishment to satisfy to be eligible for EASE funding. These benchmarks are damaged down into 5 tiers starting from $4,000 per scholar to $0. As a consequence of this laws, some ICUF University students will obtain not EASE funding, requiring them to hunt different funding mechanisms together with taking over extra mortgage debt. Presently, Keiser University falls into Tier 3, which funds University students on the present quantity of $2,841 per yr.

University students select ICUF faculties as a result of they meet their instructional wants and depend on this funding to scale back the price of attending. Right here’s what you are able to do to make sure legislators know the way necessary EASE funding is for our University students, Keiser University and the ICUF group.

Right here’s what you are able to do to make sure legislators know the way necessary EASE funding is for our University students, Keiser University and the ICUF group: Ship a letter: Go to this hyperlink and comply with the course of to submit a letter to members of the Home and Senate, urging them to Save EASE.